Re: laptop internet connection on desktop modem


"Glenda P." <glendanow2000REMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eEz7H1csFHA.1960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have Comcast broadband connection, and I just got a new laptop that I
>won't need to go online with except to get updates. Can I load the Comcast
>software on the laptop and then just disconnect the desktop from the modem
>and reconnect it to the laptop long enough to authenticate windows and to
>occasionally get updates or do I have to set up a home network. I only
>need to have one at a time on the internet since I am the only user on both
>computers but I am concerned that the modem won't recognize the laptop if I
>just switch them. I have tried getting information from Comcast but they
>keep telling me to set up a network to have more than one computer online
>through the modem. I don't need them both on at the same time, but the
>FAQ's don't address this issue.
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Glenda
>

You probably don't need to set up the Comcast software again, or at least
that's what I've found here. You just need it on one computer to get it set
up.

Just unplug the cable from the existing computer and plug it into the other.
If you don't get a connection, turn off the cable modem and wait a minute,
and turn it back on. Sometimes it needs to reset for it to see the new
computer. Sometimes it doesn't.

When you unplug computer #2 and plug in #1 again, you may need to reset the
modem again by turning it off and one. Sometimes if it gets really finicky,
you have to turn off the computer and the modem and turn both on again; but
usually just the modem is enough.

Also, some of those modems have a network cable connection and a usb
connection. I've found that often you can use both at the same time. I've
been told that it's not supposed to work that way, but often it does. It
doesn't hurt to try.


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